Flextech is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Telewest and acts as its television programme production arm. Image File history File links Flextech. ... Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is a trading name of NTL Incorporated, the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom with more than 90% of the market. ...

Flextech owns a number of British channels, available on Digital Terrestrial (Freeview), Satellite (Sky Digital) and Cable platforms. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound through a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ...

Flextech started life as United Artists (Programming) Ltd, a division of Croydon-Based United Artists Cable. As part of the formation of Telewest, it was the subject of a Management Buy-Out, and ironically was re-purchased by the (then much enlarged) Telewest Communications in 2000.

Channels operated by Flextech

The company operates ten television channels plus a number of time shifted channels, all available on Satellite and Cable television services, with Ftn also available on Freeview channel 20. Ftn (Flextech Television Network) is a TV channel from Flextech transmitting free-to-air on Freeview (Channel 20), and also on Sky Digital (Channel 199), Telewest (123), and NTL (914). ... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ...

• Ftn
• Bravo (and Bravo +1) (and Adult Swim from midnight)
• Bravo 2 (formerly Player)
• Trouble (and Trouble +1)
• Challenge (formerly The Family Channel) (and Challenge +1)
• LIVINGtv (formerly UK Living) (and LIVINGtv +1)
• LIVINGtv2

Ftn (Flextech Television Network) is a TV channel from Flextech transmitting free-to-air on Freeview (Channel 20), and also on Sky Digital (Channel 199), Telewest (123), and NTL (914). ... Bravo is a British television channel, owned by Flextech. ... Adult Swim is a Block In The UK That Airs On Bravo In The UK. Categories: | ... Bravo 2 (formerly Player) is a British TV channel that launched as Player on March 2, 2006. ... Trouble is a television station in the UK and Republic of Ireland, owned by Flextech. ... Look up challenge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... LIVINGtv is a British television channel owned by Flextech. ... LIVINGtv2 is a British television channel owned by Flextech. ...

Defunct Channels

• The Children's Channel (Also TCC)
• SceneOne

It also owns half (along with BBC Worldwide) of UKTV, which runs a further eleven channels. NTL also owns Sit-Up TV, who operates the Screenshop, bid tv, price-drop tv and speed auction tv channels. The Childrens Channel was an early cable channel which began broadcasting on 1 September 1984 in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. ... UKTV UKTV is a joint venture between the BBCs commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and the NTL owned Flextech. ... NTL Incorporated is a U.S.-listed British company. ... sit-up Ltd (or commonly sit-up) is a UK based broadcaster which launched in 2000. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... bid tv (known as until 21 January 2005) is a digital television channel based in the UK that runs daily live auctions. ... price-drop tv (which dropped the dot from its name on 21 January 2005) is a shopping channel owned by sit-up Ltd and is focused on falling prices, using a form of uniform-price Dutch auction. ... speed auction tv was launched on the 27 July 2005, and features rising price auctions lasting about 4 minutes. ...

External links

• FLEXTECH.co.uk
• UKTV.co.uk
• NTL.com
• Telewest.co.uk